TECHNIQUE
Battling creative block with the Hoya R72 Infrared filter and a Fuji camera
I know there is no real reason for creative block these days. With all the possible inspiration out there and the amazing Fuji cameras that remove most of my old…
How to set up your Fuji camera for street photography
Welcome along to another blog guys. Today I want to make a few suggestions as to how to set up your Fuji camera for street photography. These settings will hopefully…
Make your Jpegs look like film
Hey guys and as always welcome back! This post is due to a request by @kmore on instagram and Kerry in real life. His request basically forced my hand because…
Long Exposure Photography with the Fuji GFX50s
Introduction Let me start by saying that I do not intend for this post to be a giant primer on long exposure image making. Nor is it a justification for…
My Photo Mechanic to Lightroom import workflow
Today I had a call from William, a fellow London wedding photographer, asking for a bit of advice on his importing workflow. He’d been using Lightroom for the whole shebang…
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INSPIRATION
Fuji Travel Photography – A rundown of the X-Pro2 and lenses
We’ve now been travelling for over a month so I’ve settled in nicely to my workflow and the kit I’m shooting with. Before we left Australia I changed things up…
Death is a Teacher
It was around 1 o’clock when grief crept in with the chilly winds of the Ganges caressing my face. Witnessing the death of a near relative isn’t always easy to…
Musician fell in love with photography – What I’ve learnt in one year
I’m Ilkka Arola, a 32-year-old professional musician from Turku, Finland. I’ve been interested in photography and cinematography for my whole life, but the real turning point for me, was a…
GEAR
The camera I didn’t know I needed
This is probably the 10.000th review on the Fuji X100V, but I still think you will like what I have to say about it. And for all that are impatient,…
A wishlist for the X-E4
Hello everyone, this article is all about sharing my unconditional love for the X-E3 and my Wishlist for its successor. If you are like me who love the compactness of…
A life long search for the holy grail, “the perfect camera bag”
GAS set in not long after buying my first SLR in 1972. The need arose for a bag, which became an obsessional desire to find the perfect camera bag. Flight,…
VISUAL STORIES
Lost Paradise
It’s difficult to understand the real motivations that led us to go to Hawai’i. If you think carefully about it, they’re one of the most remote islands. At 8000 miles…
The show must go on
The show must go onInside my heart is breakingMy make-up may be flakingBut my smile still stays on. In this phrase from Queen’s song, there is all the soul of…
A Chilly October Day – A Walk With the Fuji 16mm F1.4
Recently I’ve taken stock of the lenses that have been collecting dust. Surprisingly, I noticed that I hadn’t shot with the Fuji XF16mm F1.4 lens in a long, long time.…
PREMIUM
Premium/ My thoughts about the Fujinon XF23mmF2R WR
I start with the part that probably is of less interest, but for me, it’s fundamental: design. For me (I repeat) it is very important. One of the reasons that…
Premium/ How it was done – The story behind the image
No matter where we live most people would love to have a photo of them in a beautiful environment. Composite photography can be a fun way to explore different avenues…
Premium/ Documentary Project | Module 5 – Attitude: When we finally go to the location and start photographing
INDEX Module 0: Getting started Module 1 – Finding Stories: Starting Your Own Project Module 2 – Planning: All you need to do before you start shooting Module 3 –…
